All posts tagged “The Fat Years”

In Chan Koonchung’s dystopian novel “The Fat Years,” which takes place in 2013, a month of history has been wiped out from China’s memory. During that month in 2011, the world went through a tremendous economic, political and social upheaval, far greater than the global financial crisis three years earlier. To maintain stability, China’s government ordered a massive crackdown.

Now, China has emerged as the world’s dominant power, and its citizens enjoy prosperous lives. But in exchange for a wealthy and stable country, the public has accepted a totalitarian regime without question. The story focuses on a handful of friends in Beijing as they try to uncover the events of those 28 days and why China’s people have embraced a collective amnesia. More after the jump.Read More »